[T3] Opposite of Terri's problem

B Fye bfye at canyonville.net
Sun Nov 17 20:56:38 PST 2013


I miss my vizard inspired, 1275cc based A engine some days.

Brian Fye

> On Nov 17, 2013, at 8:33 PM, "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> 
>> On 17 Nov 2013 at 20:28, Matt P wrote:
>> 
>> I have a modified 71 that had FI but someone installed Carbs. 32
>> PDSITs. Now it runs, but runs rich. Further investigation and after
>> reading the entire debate on carbs vs FI, I now know that is should
>> probably not have an electric fuel pump as it is running very rich due
>> to fuel making it past the float valve. Plus, the driver side carb has
>> the idle shut off solenoid,  but the passenger side does not. In fact,
>> there is nothing but a threadded hole. So, in order for me to go
>> further on this, I need to source one of these guys and wire it in or
>> get two of what is #19 on the widely available rebuild parts break
>> down on theses carbs.  
> 
> I thought that an open hole there would just be a huge gas leak, but 
> I don't claim to know anything about carbs.
> 
>> Any one have one laying around that they would be willing to part
>> with? The idle shut off valve. 
> 
> I might have one somewhere. If I don't, someone else does. This list 
> is the very best place to ask for such things.
> 
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